Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
8
8
14
14
9
18
11
10
11
16
20
31
30
45
60
46
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM1.66m
11:11PM1.64m
11:31AM1.65m
11:59PM1.64m
12:24PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.08m
4:51PM0.18m
5:18AM0.10m
5:40PM0.22m
6:07AM0.14m
6:33PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
17
15
12
11
12
12
14
16
15
15
12
Feels °C
5
6
8
11
12
8
8
7
8
9
12
13
13
12
9
9
10
9
11
13
11
12
8
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